Times Front Page 18th of July 2025

A vast cache of leaked Afghan documents has exposed the identities of hundreds of UK intelligence officers and special forces personnel, prompting the MoD to seek a fresh court injunction while urgent security reviews and political scrutiny intensify over the handling of sensitive data.

i Front Page 18th of July 2025

A law lowering the voting age to 16 is being enacted, with polling indicating the move could chiefly benefit Reform, Jeremy Corbyn and the Greens, as ministers emphasise the principle of taxation requiring representation while critics question whether the change is an electoral gambit.

Financial Times Front Page 18th of July 2025

Payroll employment dropped by 41,000 in June to mark a fifth consecutive monthly decline, fuelling criticism of Reeves’s fiscal approach amid evidence that higher interest rates, subdued growth and an escalating trade dispute with the US are restraining hiring even as wages continue to outpace inflation.